The Department of Education was created in 1980 and on Tuesday, Trump’s pick for Secretary of Education, Betsey DeVos, was confirmed by the Senate after a close vote of 51-50.

As written on the Department of Education’s website, just some of the duties the entity takes on are to focus national attention on education issues, prohibit discrimination and equal access to education and establish policies on federal financial aid for education and distributing as well as monitoring those funds.